CoKNELL University, Ithaca, N. Y., Septemher 1, 1896. 



Honorable Co'mTnissionei' of Agriculture^ Albany : 



Sir. — The writer hopes that this paper may contain some sugges- 

 tion for the betterment of home grounds in rural communities ; it is 

 therefore submitted for publication under Chapter 437 of the'^Laws 

 of 1896. 



L. H. BAILEY. 



